Indian Journal of Animal Research

  • Chief EditorK.M.L. Pathak

  • Print ISSN 0367-6722

  • Online ISSN 0976-0555

  • NAAS Rating 6.50

  • SJR 0.263

  • Impact Factor 0.4 (2024)

Frequency :
Monthly (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December)
Indexing Services :
Science Citation Index Expanded, BIOSIS Preview, ISI Citation Index, Biological Abstracts, Scopus, AGRICOLA, Google Scholar, CrossRef, CAB Abstracting Journals, Chemical Abstracts, Indian Science Abstracts, EBSCO Indexing Services, Index Copernicus
Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 52 issue 2 (february 2018) : 319-322

Seroprevalence of Bovine Herpes Virus 1 (BoHV-1) in breeding bulls in Northeastern Anatolian Region of Turkey

Volkan Yilmaz, Nuvit Coskun, Ozgur Celebi, Fatih Buyuk
1University of Kafkas, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Kars, Turkey.
Cite article:- Yilmaz Volkan, Coskun Nuvit, Celebi Ozgur, Buyuk Fatih (2017). Seroprevalence of Bovine Herpes Virus 1 (BoHV-1) in breeding bullsin Northeastern Anatolian Region of Turkey. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 52(2): 319-322. doi: 10.18805/ijar.v0iOF.9144.
Bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) is well recognized as a pathogen that infects the respiratory and reproductive tracts. This study is a serological investigation of BoHV-1 in breeding bulls at 1–5 years of age from small scale family operations in three Northeastern Anatolian provinces (Kars, Ardahan and Igdir) in Turkey. For this purpose, blood was collected from 250 breeding bulls and was tested for antibodies against BoHV-1 using the virus neutralization technique. Out of 250 blood sera samples tested, 110 (44.00%) were detected as positive against to BoHV-1 and antibody titres were found to be varied between 1/2- 1/64. Among the controlled regions, the highest seroprevalance of BoHV-1 infection was found in Kars (64.81%) followed by Ardahan (30.00%) and Igdir (26.82%) provinces. The results suggested that the infection was spreading in breeding bulls in small scale family operations. This study is the first serological study to determine seroprevalence of BoHV-1 infection in breeding bulls in North-eastern Anatolia region.
  1. Alkan, F., Burgu, I., Dagalp, S.B., Yildirim, Y., Gencay, A., Gungor, B., Ataseven, V. and Akca, Y. (2005). The seroprevalence of BHV-1 infection on selected dairy cattle herds in Turkey. Rev. Med. Vet., 156: 166-169.
  2. Bilge Dagalp, S., Yildirim, Y. and Alkan, F. (2001). Detection of maternal antibody levels against BHV -1 in calves. Ankara Univ. Vet. Fak. Derg., 48: 117-122.
  3. Burgu, I. and Akca, Y. (1986). Infection bovine rhinotracheitis/ Infection pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) in bulls that using artificial insemination in Turkey. Ankara Univ. Vet. Fak. Derg., 33: 113-121.
  4. Cerqueira, R.B., Carminati, R., Silva, J.M., Campos, S.G., Meyer, R. and Sardi, S. (2000). Serological survey for bovine herpesvirus 1 in cattle from different regions in the state of Bahia, Brazil Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci., 37: 6.
  5. Frey, H.R. and Liess, B. (1971). Vermehrungskinetik und verwendbarkeit eines starkzytopathogenen VD-MD Virusstammes für diagnostische Untersuchungen mit der Mikrotiter-methode. Zbl. Vet. B., 18: 61-71.
  6. Holz, C.L., Cibulski, S.P., Teixeira, T.F., Batista, H.B.C.R., Dezen, D., Campos, F.S.,Varela, A.P.M.. and Roehe, P.M. (2010). Serum neutralization with different types and subtypes of bovine herpesvirus 1 and 5. Pesq. Vet. Bras., 30: 515-522.
  7. Lemaire, M.,Weynants, V. and Godfroid, J. (2000). Effects of bovine herpesvirus type 1 infection in calves with maternal antibodies on immune response and virus latency. J. Clin. Microbiol., 38:1885-1894.
  8. Magana-Urbina, A., Rivera, J.L.S. and Segura-Correa, J.C. (2005). Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in dairy herds in the Cotzio-Tejaro region of Michoacan Mexico. Tec. Pecu. Mex., 43: 27-37.
  9. Mahmoud, M.A. and Ahmed, S.A. (2009). Prevalence of Bovine Herpesvirus- 1 in sheep and goats in Egypt. Global Veterinaria, 3: 472-479.
  10. Muylkens B., Thiry, T. and Kirten, P. (2007). Bovine herpesvirus 1 infection and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. Vet. Res., 38: 181-209.
  11. Nandi, S., Kumar, M., Yadav, V. and Chandler, V. (2011). Serological evidences of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 infection in Bovines of organized Farms in India. Transbound Emerg. Dis., 58: 105-109.
  12. Parreno, V., Romera, S.A. and Makek, L. (2010). Validation of an indirect ELISA to detect antibodies against BoHV-1 in bovine and guinea-pig serum samples using ISO/IEC 17025 standards. J. Virol. Methods, 169: 143-153.
  13. Raaperi, K., Nurmoja I. and Orro, T. (2010). Seroepidemiology of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) infection among Estonian dairy herds and risk factors for the spread within herds. Prev. Vet. Med., 96:74-81.
  14. Roizman, B., Desroisers, R.C, Fleckenstein, B., Lopez, C., Minson, A.C. and Studdert, M.J. (1992). The family herpesviridae: an update. Arch. Virol., 123: 425-449 
  15. Rypu³a, K., P³oneczka-Janeczko, K., Kita, J., Kumala, A. and Zmudziñski, J.F. (2012). Seroprevalence of BHV-1 (bovine herpesvirus type 1) among non-vaccinated dairy cattle herds with respiratory disorders. Pol. J. Vet. Sci., 3: 561-    563.
  16. Tan, M.T., Yildirim, Y., Erol, N. and Gungor, A.B. (2006). The seroprevalance of Bovine Herpes Virus type 1 (BHV-1) and Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) in selected Dairy Cattle in Aydin Province, Turkey. Turk J. Vet. Anim. Sci., 30: 353-357.
  17. Yan, B.F., Chao, Y.J., Chen, Z., Tian, K.G.,Wang, C.B., Li, X.M.,Chen, H.C. and Guo, A.Z. (2008). Serological survey of bovine herpesvirus type 1 infection in China. Vet. Microbiol., 27: 136-141.
  18. Yavru, S., Öztürk, F., Þimþek, A., Yapkiç, D. and Yildiz, C. (1998). Virus Isolation From Semen of Bulls that using Artificial and Natural Insemination. Vet. Bil. Derg., l4: 39-467.
  19. Yildirim, Y., Yilmaz, V., Kalaycioglu, A.T., Dagalp, S.B., Faraji Majararashin, A.R., Celebi, O. and Akca, D. (2011). An Investigation of A Possible Involvement of BVDV, BHV-1 and BHV-4 Infections in Abortion of Dairy Cattle in Kars District of Turkey. Kafkas Univ. Vet. Fak. Derg., 17: 879-883. 

Editorial Board

View all (0)